glossary Delete
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An SQL command which removes rows from a given table or relation.
but, glossary table :
A table is the most common form of relation in PostgreSQL.
Why do you mean? Table OR relation. When a table is not a relation?
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Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/glossary.html
Description:An SQL command which removes rows from a given table or relation.
but, glossary table :
A table is the most common form of relation in PostgreSQL.
Why do you mean? Table OR relation. When a table is not a relation?
Deleting from an updatable view is possible…a relation that is not a
table. It’s redundant to say table there but it’s not wrong; and pointing
out the table subset of “relations” seems reasonable.
David J.